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Middle East tensions rise as Europe deepens support for Ukraine

Published on 16/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 9:15 On today’s show: Euronews’ Aadel Haleem brings us the latest from the Middle East after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, raising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and pushing oil prices higher. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Jorge Liboreiro reports…

Education: How do Europeans feel about vocational training?

Three-quarters of EU citizens believe that general education at an upper secondary level has a more positive image than vocational training, according to a new Eurobarometer survey. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Respondents in Sweden, Denmark and Finland agreed the most with this statement, while EU citizens in Czechia, Latvia and Romania agreed…

Italian police conduct raids on luxury brands in labour abuse probe

By&nbspGreta Ruffino&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 16/07/2026 – 21:07 GMT+2 Italian police on Thursday raided the offices of several luxury brands, including Bulgari and Chanel, over allegations they used subcontractors employing Chinese workers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The raids are part of a wider investigation by Milan prosecutors that has uncovered alleged labour exploitation…

Starmer tells Ukraine UK support will ‘endure’ after his departure

Published on 16/07/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2•Updated 9:18 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travelled to Ukraine on Thursday for a farewell visit, using his final overseas trip in office to reaffirm his nation’s long-term support before handing power to his successor next week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Starmer is due to meet Ukrainian…

Video. Chat Control is ‘treating everyone as a suspect’, says expert

Updated: 16/07/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 Simeon de Brouwer, policy adviser at digital rights organisation EDRi, calls for “proportionality” to avoid “mass surveillance” and “undermining everyone’s privacy” under the proposed Chat Control law to tackle online child sexual abuse. He advocates for “targeted scanning”. … More

Ex-CEO among 32 convicted over deadly Genoa bridge collapse

A court in Italy on Thursday sentenced Giovanni Castellucci, the former chief executive of Autostrade per l’Italia (Aspi), Italy’s largest motorway operator, to 12 years in prison over the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The disaster was one of Italy’s deadliest infrastructure failures, claiming 43 lives. Prosecutors…

‘Marine Le Pen is France’s last hope’, says Musk

Published on 16/07/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 “She is France’s last hope.” It was with this message posted on X on Wednesday 15 July that Elon Musk expressed his support for Marine Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) candidate in the 2027 presidential election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The owner of Tesla, SpaceX…

Would you rather own your own village or a city flat?

Anyone looking for an owner-occupied flat in a major German city will only get a handful of square metres for €390,000. In Kamsdorf, in the Thuringian district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, the same amount will buy an entire small village. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It includes 15 single-storey buildings, each with around 100 square…

Dismissed Ukraine defence minister denounces incompetence, divisions

As thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets on Thursday to protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister publicly acknowledged that his conflict with Ukraine’s commander-in-chief had contributed to his removal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at a tense media briefing, Fedorov revealed that Zelenskyy…

Exclusive: What Kushner told EU ministers about the US plan for Gaza

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, called for a radical overhaul of financial support for Gaza during a closed-door meeting with European and Arab ministers that launched a nearly €900 million recovery package for the Strip, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing the meeting via video conference, Kushner dismissed…